Herons and Storks.

Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)


Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)


Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)



Raptors.

Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivours)

This was one of a dozen or so seen over a three day period during their Spring Migration in May.



Waders

Juvenile Black winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - El Mata

  

 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)                                                Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

    

                       Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)                                  Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)


Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)


Gulls and Terns.

        

                         Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)                                                                Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)


Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta mpnachus) seen in Empuriabrava.


Passerines

Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Crested lark (Galerida cristata)


V       

Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) La Clota, L'Escala                                  Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)


Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)



 

Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)


Western Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli)



Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)

Adult seen at Sant Pere de Rodes.


Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) Juvenile.

There are at least 3 pairs along Camí dels Escalencs, Bellcaire d'Empordà.